Teaching for Deep Understanding

Dr. Leithwood is Emeritus Professor at OISE/University of Toronto. His research and writing is about school leadership, educational policy and organizational change. He has published extensively on these topics. For example, he is the senior editor of both the first and second International Handbooks on Educational Leadership and Administration (Kluwer Publishers, 1996, 2003). His most recent books include How School Leaders Contribute to Student Success (2017, Springer), Linking Leadership to Student Learning (2012, Jossey Bass), Leading School Turnaround (2010, Jossey Bass), Distributed leadership: The state of the evidence (2009, Routledge), Leading with Teachers’ Emotions in Mind (2008, Corwin), Making Schools Smarter (Corwin, 3rd edition, 2006) and Teaching for Deep Understanding (Corwin, 2006). Among his awards, Professor Leithwood is the inaugural recipient of the University of Toronto’s Impact on Public Policy award, AERA (Division A) 2011 Outstanding Leadership Researcher Award, the 2012 Roald F.  Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award from the University Council for Educational Administration and the Ontario Principal Councils’ Outstanding Contributions to Education Award for 2016. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. With colleagues, he has completed one of the largest studies of its kind about how state, district and school-level leadership influences student learning.

• About the EditorsAbout the ContributorsAcknowledgmentsPrefacePart 1: The Significance and Meaning of “Deep Understanding”1. Deep Understanding for All Students: The Overriding Goal for Schooling - Kenneth Leithwood, Pat McAdie, Nina Bascia, Anne Rodrigue, and Shawn Moore2. Reflections on Depth - Carl Bereiter3. The Starting Point: Constructivist Accounts of Learning - Clive Beck and Clare Kosnik4. Understanding "Understanding": A Review of the Literature - Sandra FolkPart 2: Teaching for Deep Understanding in the Disciplines5. Mathematics - John Ross and Douglas E. McDougall6. The Role of Literacy and Literature - David Booth7. Imagine … An Enlightening and Empowering Science and Technology Education - Larry Bencze8. Understanding Technology - Carl Bereiter9. Deepening Understanding and Competence in Social Studies Teaching - Mark Evans and Ian Hundey10. Imagining Drama/Theatre and the Arts - Kathleen GallagherPart 3: Teaching for Deep Understanding Across the Curriculum11. Multiliteracies Pedagogy and the Role of Identity Texts - Jim Cummins12. Teaching Wisdom Through Deep Critical Thinking and Development of Character - Michel Ferrari13. Technology for Understanding - Marlene Scardamalia14. Knowledge Building in Elementary Science - Richard Messina and Richard Reeve15. Classroom Assessment for Deep Understanding - Lorna EarlPart 4: The Challenge of Teaching for Deep Understanding16. What Teachers Think - Pat McAdiePart 5: Enabling the Teaching of Deep Understanding17. Conditions Which Influence Teaching for Understanding - Sandra Folk 18. The Importance of Partnerships to Support and Sustain Teaching for Deep Understanding - Nina Bascia, Anne Rodrigue, and Shawn Moore19. Teaching for Depth in Teacher Education - Carol Rolheiser and Mark Evans20. Summary and Recommendations - Kenneth Leithwood, Pat McAdie, Anne Rodrigue, Shawn Moore, and Nina BasciaReferencesIndex

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